Leyny Explained

Leyny
Settlement Type:Barony
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sligo
Population Total:10,241
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:20.9
Area Land Km2:490.6

Leyny,[1] also Leyney, is a barony in County Sligo, Ireland.[2] It corresponds to the ancient túath of Luíghne.[3] [4] Leyny consists of these civil parishes: Achonry, Ballysadare, Kilvarnet, Killoran and Kilmacteige.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luíne/Leyny . . 16 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Sligo History Project - Luighne . Allismotion.webs.com . 2014-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416003042/http://allismotion.webs.com/luighne.htm . 16 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Connacht, Connaught - Dynasties and Territories . Ireland's History in Maps . Ancestry.com . 17 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016205332/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm . 16 October 2018.
  4. Book: 493 . The Irish Archaeological Society. 9 . 1844 . . 2014-04-26.
  5. Web site: Subunits of: Luíne/Leyny . . 16 August 2024.

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